Appendix II.
EXPENSES OF THE EXPEDITION TO MIDIAN, commanded by Captain R. F.
Burton, H.B.M. Consul, Trieste.
Cairo, November 1, 1877.
| £ |
s. |
d. |
| Sum received from Egyptian Finance |
1977 12 |
0 |
| Amounts Paid out by Order of Captain Burton. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
| Hotel bills for five persons (thirty-six days) |
149 |
6 |
9 |
| Advanced to members of Expedition up to date (May
3rd)245 |
74 12 |
3 |
| Cost of provisions for journey to Midian, fourteen persons |
314 |
8 |
9 |
| Cost of tools, chemicals, instruments, canteen, etc. |
185 19 |
0 |
| Medicine chest from Dr. Lowe |
10 10 |
0 |
Journey to Suez from Cairo, December 6th, 1878:—
| Hotel bill for eleven persons (three days) |
33 |
3 |
6 |
| Tobacco for presents to Bedawin |
6 |
8 |
0 |
| Sundries |
13 |
10 |
6 |
| Telegrams and post service |
3 |
9 |
0 |
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El–Muwaylah, December 16th, to return, February
13th:—
| Journey to north246 |
316 |
14 |
3 |
| Post service |
14 |
8 |
0 |
| Cost of sheep247 |
32 |
14 |
0 |
| Sundries248 |
20 |
7 |
7 |
| Five foot-soldiers’ salaries |
7 |
4 |
0 |
| Eastern journey to the Hismá249 |
187 |
6 |
6 |
| Post service |
3 |
8 |
0 |
| Cost of sheep250 |
11 |
19 |
0 |
| Sundries |
5 |
11 |
0 |
| Sambúk from Suez, as per contract |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| Soldiers from fort |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Special payments:—
| Journey to Shárr251 |
44 |
11 |
6 |
| Cost of sheep252 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| Thirty pairs of boots for soldiers253 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Sundries |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Journey to south254 |
92 |
13 |
0 |
| Cost of sheep255 |
15 |
16 |
0 |
| Post service |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Sundries256 |
18 |
3 |
6 |
| Sayyid ‘Abd el-Rahím Effendi |
16 |
0 |
0 |
| Bukhayt |
1 |
12 |
0 |
| Husayn |
1 |
12 |
0 |
| Shaykh Furayj |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Shaykh Furayj salary for twenty-five days |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Expenses at Suez, unloading, etc., and hotel bills for ten
persons |
39 |
17 |
0 |
| Post and telegrams |
1 |
16 |
0 |
| Suez to Cairo |
1 |
12 |
6 |
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Expenses at Cairo up to date May 5, 1878:—
Salaries of persons engaged from Cairo and Muwaylah:—
| Unloading, cartage, and preparing for Exhibition 24 |
5 |
5 |
| Anton Dimitri, Giorgi, and Petro257 |
93 |
17 |
6 |
| Magazine-man at El–Muwaylah258 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
| Sais from Suez, engaged through governor259 9 |
0 |
0 |
| Mr. Clarke’s salary260 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
_______________
| £1971 |
12 |
6 |
| In hand for small expenses not yet sent in for payment |
5 |
19 |
6 |
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Sent in May 6, 1878.
| (Signed) |
CHAS. CLARKE. |
| (Countersigned) |
RICHARD F. BURTON. |
Commanding Expedition.